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Zombie
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Ugly rear end.
« on: Apr 24th, 2006, 7:33pm » |
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The front of my estate is really growing on me, I used to have a couple of catfish and the look reminds me of the big fishies.
The back end is the same as the old Granada and really lets the car down.
Can anyone recommend any thing that can be done to improve matters? (short of throwing loads of cash at a body shop)
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mr._floppy
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Re: Ugly rear end.
« Reply #1 on: Apr 24th, 2006, 9:11pm » |
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I'm afraid that trying to improve the looks of an estate car ( even a car as sexy as the Scorpio ) is a bit like re-arranging the deck chairs on the Titanic. 
A wasted endeavour, buy a saloon
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Baz
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Re: Ugly rear end.
« Reply #2 on: Apr 24th, 2006, 10:57pm » |
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Sorry....read the title and thought it was a thread about my wife!!
Have to agree, estate cars are functional; a bit like a hearse or a tractor, and not particularly sexy looking
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Re: Ugly rear end.
« Reply #3 on: Apr 24th, 2006, 11:34pm » |
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I'd far rather have the rear of the estate than the bulbous butt on the saloon. Of course, I'd also prefer the more practical boot, self-levelling suspension and higher towing limit...
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Jonnycab
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Re: Ugly rear end.
« Reply #4 on: Apr 25th, 2006, 12:21am » |
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You could fill the number plate recess with isopon, like the kids do, and stick you're number plate to the bumper. That might look really good...........just joking.
I think it's all "in the eye of the beholder".
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Matt
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Re: Ugly rear end.
« Reply #5 on: Apr 25th, 2006, 9:48am » |
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i dunno i had a play in photo shop with a pic i found on ebay
lights came off a toyota hilux lol and i gave it tinted rear windows and gave it some low rider appeal 
on seconds thoughts, the standard look is better 
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mr._floppy
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Re: Ugly rear end.
« Reply #6 on: Apr 25th, 2006, 10:03am » |
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Now, that's a coooool hearse 
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Re: Ugly rear end.
« Reply #7 on: Apr 25th, 2006, 7:05pm » |
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I wanted a large estate car for my dog.
I may tint the rear light cluster a bit, see if that helps.
Add a chrome number plate surround and park it facing the house so I don't have to look at the back end!
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Baz
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Re: Ugly rear end.
« Reply #8 on: Apr 25th, 2006, 9:05pm » |
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Your dog would fit in a Ka....what do you want an estate for!!??
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Jonnycab
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Re: Ugly rear end.
« Reply #9 on: Apr 25th, 2006, 10:14pm » |
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Nice job Matt....could you do the front with a couple of big carb inlets sticking out the bonnet?
That would finish it off.
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Re: Ugly rear end.
« Reply #10 on: Apr 26th, 2006, 11:41am » |
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on Apr 25th, 2006, 9:05pm, Baz wrote:| Your dog would fit in a Ka....what do you want an estate for!!?? |
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LOL
He's small but hes a very active little dog and I would rather keep him behind bars when driving him anywhere. He got under the pedals of my last car once!
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Matt
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Re: Ugly rear end.
« Reply #11 on: Apr 26th, 2006, 5:57pm » |
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lol
well looks like i need to find more pics to mod the scoprio with
any one else wanna see something on it? i'll add some 'bling' wheels me thinks
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Re: Ugly rear end.
« Reply #12 on: Apr 27th, 2006, 6:49pm » |
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Heres some ideas Matt
20" chrome spinners on a black scorpio!
6 x carb trumpets sticking out the bonnet
England flags!
"stuck on you" Garfield in the back window! 
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Re: Ugly rear end.
« Reply #13 on: Apr 27th, 2006, 6:55pm » |
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on Apr 27th, 2006, 6:49pm, Zombie wrote:Heres some ideas Matt
"stuck on you" Garfield in the back window! |
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what on earth is that the rest sounds ok
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Re: Ugly rear end.
« Reply #14 on: Apr 27th, 2006, 7:01pm » |
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You know, toy cat with suckers on each paw, that stick to the inside of the car window and looks out.
popular in the late 80s / early 90s?
Whilst I'm posting again. My car has no badges, apart from the Blue Ovals. I assume it should have had badges on the boot? I normally prescribe to the De-badge way of thinking, but if I'm going to be forking out all that money to run a 2.9ltr V6 I want the world to know!
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Re: Ugly rear end.
« Reply #15 on: Apr 27th, 2006, 7:20pm » |
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no badges were put on the rear when new, except for the blue oval. (possibly a black scorpio badge on the centre light bar, on some facelifts)
there will be a scorpio/ultima/ghia x etc badge on the rear doors (next to 1/4light glass when doors are shut) and a 2.0/2.3/24v badge on the front wings.
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Re: Ugly rear end.
« Reply #16 on: Apr 27th, 2006, 7:39pm » |
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if it's a cossie, ford parts uk do a nice cosworth badge, like on my saloon 
as for the stuck on you" Garfield, i know what you mean now lol
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Re: Ugly rear end.
« Reply #17 on: Apr 29th, 2006, 9:58am » |
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on Apr 24th, 2006, 10:57pm, Baz wrote:Sorry....read the title and thought it was a thread about my wife!!
Have to agree, estate cars are functional; a bit like a hearse or a tractor, and not particularly sexy looking
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Yeah Yeah and all that, but it's great to pull up at the lights on Sankey Way alongside a Corsa with tinted windows and a 4 inch tailpipe, 4 burberry baseball caps inside. They get a lovely view of my estate rear end as it heads for Lane Ends Baz
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Re: Ugly rear end.
« Reply #18 on: Apr 29th, 2006, 7:40pm » |
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I bought the estate for my dog as well
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